Phool Mohammad and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, single judge (Vikram D. Chauhan, J.), Application u/s 528 BNSS No. 14996 of 2025, decided October 13, 2025: dismissed. Applicants Phool Mohammad and 3 others sought quashing of criminal proceedings in Criminal Complaint Case No.15515 of 2023 (Sections 498-A, 323 IPC; Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; P.S. Bhalauni, District Deoria) and summoning order dated 4.1.2025 of Civil Judge (Junior Division), F.T.C. Court No.2, Deoria. Matter earlier sent to Mediation Centre (order dated 1.7.2025) with Rs.25,000/- deposit directed; non-deposit while enjoying interim order, no time-extension application, no reasonable cause shown; petition declined and application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
This Court declines to entertain the petition because the applicants did not deposit the directed mediation amount of Rs.25,000/- while enjoying the interim order, filed no time-extension application, and showed no reasonable cause.